Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"They would have a movie theater and a town swimming pool and all that good stuff for the kids to go to and play with."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"After seeing the TV movie The Day After and its depiction of nuclear holocaust in 1983, Nowick planned an ambitious 12 concert series including all…"

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… houses hosted lectures, plays, live music, and movies, with many hosting actual operas, such as The Merry Widow in Lewiston and Faust in Biddeford…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… new people into the area including Clark Gable, movie star and member of the Army Air Force, and Bob Hope, movie star and comedian working with the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"In 1937, the Rolerson family built the Ocean View Movie Theater. Movies and dances were also held in Dark Harbor at the Pendleton Hall."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"In her later years she entered the United Lodge of Theosophists. Sartorio died in 1995 in California. Movies Come to the Island..."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… Brothers stood a fish market, paint shop, movie and dance hall and an ice cream shop owned by E. M. Randlett."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… in 1909 and in 1910 Guilford got its first movie house. Guilford Covered Bridge, ca. 1900Guilford Historical Society The first bridge across…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"A pavilion for movies and dances, a starch factory, doctors’ offices, a rake factory, a hotel, and many other businesses came and went."

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… in Old Orchard Beach, Portland and Lewiston-movie theaters, armories, basketball courts and hockey arenas."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… the years, the community has had notable bands, movie theaters, and venues for live performances. In the 1800s, however, it was better known for…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Movies were shown here, and dances were held almost every Saturday night. Often times, an orchestra played for the dance."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… stores, grocers, hotels, department stores, a movie theater, bowling alley, shoe stores and other retailers providing goods and services to those…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… and, soon after, many of them were made into movies. Some of his books are set in Maine, including IT which was recently made into a successful…"